Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue September 22, 2020
Volvo Boosts Customer Uptime with QuickFit Engine Assurance Program for Safe, Clean, Fast Oil Changes
Oil changes are one of the most time-consuming routine maintenance activities, and also high risk for environmental and safety hazards. The QuickFit Engine Assurance Program, offered exclusively through Volvo CE, shortens downtime by more than 50 percent per preventive maintenance service event, according to the manufacturer....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue September 08, 2020
Volvo Updates, Expands Load Assist Across Wheel Loader Line; Announces Machine Updates
Volvo Construction Equipment is making its Load Assist machine control applications compatible on a wider range of Volvo CE wheel loaders, from the L60H to the L350H, and is introducing several new Load Assist applications....
Volvo - Tue September 08, 2020
Why Autonomous Transport Will Happen in Quarries and Light Mining First
After developing steadily, step-by-careful-step, for more than 100 years, the automotive world is currently in the grip of a two-sided revolution: on the one side under pressure to reduce emissions by going electric, and on the other, striving to reach the Holy Grail of transport — the vehicle/machine that doesn't need an operator....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu September 03, 2020
Salvage, Recycling Biz Finds Success in Eastern Tennessee
After bringing his wife with him to Knoxville, Tenn., Harry Hernandez decided that having lived and worked in his native Venezuela, as well as Florida, eastern Tennessee was the best place for his young family to grow and thrive....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue September 01, 2020
Volvo CE Adopts Clean Product Branding as Part of Award-Winning Design Philosophy
New and updated Volvo branded products will now be tagged with just the product type and size on its side — and nothing else. All other product details, such as model series and model variant, will continue to be found on the specifications, brochure or PIN plate, ensuring customers will see no change in how they buy service or order parts for their products....
Rob Palermo, Volvo Construction Equipment - Wed August 26, 2020
A Prestart Checklist to Keep Articulated Haulers in Good Shape
A thorough equipment walkaround before starting a shift can make a big difference, and it doesn't need to take a lot of time. Every good articulated hauler operator should establish a daily routine of prestart checks....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Mon August 24, 2020
Volvo CE Brings 100-Ton Class Rigid Hauler to North America
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is launching its 105- ton (95 t) R100E rigid in North America. With a size and capacity that make it the largest hauler in the company's line-up, the new R100E rigid hauler from Volvo CE promises to drive down operating costs for customers by boosting productivity, uptime and operator comfort, according to the manufacturer....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 06, 2020
Lynches River Contracting Helps S.C. Racetrack to Re-Open
A raceway park is set to re-open in Kershaw, S.C., that promises to give people of all ages the opportunity to get behind the wheel to enjoy the speed and action that comes from driving on a road course....
Volvo - Wed August 05, 2020
Volvo CE Partners With Professional Futurists, Students to Present Visions of a Possible Future
Volvo CE has unveiled a new project that furthers its efforts in "Building Tomorrow." The company has partnered with professional futurists to gather their forecasts for the industries that Volvo CE's customers work in, including construction, agriculture, mining and infrastructure....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue August 04, 2020
Volvo CE Electric Machines to Be Available for Online Booking
Volvo Construction Equipment's drive to electromobility continues to expand with the opportunity for customers in North America to prebook the ECR25 electric excavator and L25 electric wheel loader starting Aug.19....
